Comparison Dialog

Use this dialog to compare two sections or documents in detail.

By clicking the highlighted section, the paragraph with the differences is highlighted in the particular section. Thus, the paragraphs highlighted indicate the differences between the current version and the other version. Some of the options available in this dialog are dependent on the whether the user is comparing a section, or a complete document.

Current Document

A preview of the active document is displayed. The section for comparison is highlighted. Scroll through the preview to compare the documents in detail.

Other Document

A preview of the milestone, knowledge or other document is displayed. The section for comparison is highlighted. Scroll through the preview to compare the documents in detail.

Prev Diff

For each of the current and other documents, click Prev Diff to view the previous discrepancy in the document or section.

Next Diff

For each of the current and other documents, click Next Diff to view the next discrepancy in the document or section. By clicking the button Next Diff, the user can click through the differences.

Print

Click to print the corresponding document with comparison areas highlighted. The entire document will be printed.

Close

Click to close the dialog box and end the comparison.

Replace

Click to replace the highlighted selection with the selection being compared to. For knowledge library links, the Visual Compare/Merge pane displays after all the contents have been replaced to show more detailed information on each of the changes made. This interface allows the changes done as part of the update to be reviewed and to salvage contents being replaced, if desired.

Flag Section

Click to add an indicator to any changed sections. Once flagged, this comparison appears in the list of available diagnostics found under Tools | Diagnostics | List.